The Strength of the Saints Part 1

"So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him." Act 12:5 (NIV)

You must understand first tonight that God is not a lover of Denominations but rather a lover of those after the Kingdom Advancement. If anything you are doing is for your church and not the church then you are not walking in line with the gospel.

Our primary role as Believers is towards the growth of the Kingdom (all churches) not the growth of one church! If your idea is the growth of your privileged place of fellowship then you are indirectly stating that God is not in other places of fellowship; Remember unto one he gave Apostles and another he gave a Prophet not for them to build different empires but rather for the edification of the church (all the churches) that all the Believers be matured. So been a leader of one denomination and another a leader of another doesn't mean we are two different kind of Believers! No we are same! Remember it is one Christ and one Father we preach and talk About and we have all been made joint heir with Christ to the Father's throne! So there is no different me or different you.

We are all one body and one family, just that as Paul was sent to win the gentiles, Peter was sent to win the Jews but still they are one Apostle of Christ and also brothers walking towards the assignment of Matthew 28:19. So let's first kill that mentality of you a redeem member and You a living Faith member! But rather we are all joint heir with Christ to the throne of the lord. This is the biggest plan of the devil of breaking our strength as Saint of this good new called the gospel in which we preach and believe in. The Strength of the Saints

Our opening Scriptures gives us a clear view, the bible said the church prayed for him, you must understand that when the bible used the word the church, it was not allocating it to a particular gathering but rather the church! The bible didn't tell us it was the one he was presently attending... But rather all the church in the country was praying for him. Verse 12 affirms this; Acts.12.12 - And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying. The bible never said he went to the church that the People was praying for him but rather it said he went to one of the house. He never even knew they where praying until he found out when he got there. 

Listen until all the church leaders understand the ways of the Apostles... They will be leading many astray from the beauty of brethrenhood and they can't exercise the power of the lord at it peak. Whenever you read the end of any of Apostle Paul Epistle, it always end with greetings not from that particular church but other church, even outside the country he was; most time he delivers the greetings of other church leaders from where he came from to the current church. The Strength of The Saints. You must understand that when the bible use the word "THE CHURCH" it is talking about every single believe expect a particular location was given alongside with the Church 

E.g: Gal.1.2 - "And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:" if not for the above then we all are involved as far we are believers because the Church is the bride of Christ not the Church in Galatia or corthin, or the church in Lagos or Benin city.

So stop the saying that it is not my Church! You are a keyboardist and you pass by a church with no keyboardist and you said it is not my Church and then you start throwing words to be honest you must understand that you are not in line with the Father. 

Denominationalism is a method of the devil to disunite the church. 

Apostle Paul never saw Apostle Peter another denomination though they had different vision. And denominations is not in the bible. The reason all the Apostles where revivalists even down to the list of them... Even a deacon Phillip was quickened by the Spirit, it not just only anointing but there was Unity.